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Microcosm by Carl Zimmer

» by Paul September 26th, 2008 at 9:21 am » Comments (0)

Carl Zimmer is one of those rare journalists that gets the science correct and writes a damn good book (or article).  Science writers have a difficult job.  They need to ...more »

Pathfinders: A Global History of Exploration- A Nightstand Review

» by Paul September 24th, 2008 at 2:05 pm » Comments (0)

Pathfinders: A Global History of Exploration by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto This book was tucked away in the back of one of the drawers of my nightstand and I missed adding it to ...more »

Quirkology by Richard Wiseman- A Nightstand Review

» by Paul September 12th, 2008 at 12:10 pm » Comments (1)

I posted that I was going to be tackling all my books that have accumulated on my nightstand before I begin to grab new ones off my bookshelves. This ...more »

On Ultra Limited Editions and Why they are Good and Bad for Collectors

» by Paul January 8th, 2008 at 12:15 pm » Comments (0)

I new story at my site, Horror Fiction News Network, got me to thinking about collecting limited editions from the specialty press and how those small presses ...more »

A Handsome Volume, Indeed.

» by Paul October 2nd, 2007 at 3:17 pm » Comments (1)

Yesterday I received the Easton Press edition of Bram Stoker's Dracula. Easton Press has issued Dracula as a part of their 100 Greatest Books Ever Written as well as ...more »

Gently Mad Book Details- Easton Press Selections Part 2

» by Paul June 10th, 2007 at 2:26 am » Comments (1)

In part 1 I took a look at MOBY DICK published by Easton Press. In this shorter and a little less detailed entry I will be looking at three volumes ...more »

Gently Mad Book Details- Easton Press Selections

» by Paul June 10th, 2007 at 2:24 am » Comments (3)

This post will focus on a few details of some of my Easton Press books that I have in my collection. You can see a list of all my ...more »